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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2250Introduced by Assembly Member ThurmondFebruary 13, 2018 An act relating to public social services. to add Section 7446 to the Penal Code, relating to children of incarcerated parents.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2250, as amended, Thurmond. Child welfare services.Children of incarcerated parents: working group.Existing law requires the California Research Bureau in the California State Library to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons for the purpose of determining how many incarcerated women have children and to gather basic information about the children. Existing law requires the California Research Bureau to convene an advisory group to assist in designing and administering the study.This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to convene a working group regarding the specified needs of children of incarcerated parents. The bill would require the working group to include representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Judicial Council, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, among others. The bill would require the working group to develop guidelines for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents and to make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law.Existing law establishes a system of statewide child welfare services, administered by the State Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies, with the intent that all children are entitled to be safe and free from abuse and neglect. Existing law defines child welfare services for these purposes to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of various purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, including disabled, homeless, dependent, or neglected children. Existing law requires social workers to make reasonable efforts to collect and update necessary data regarding a childs incarcerated parent or parents, and encourages the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county welfare departments, and county sheriffs to develop protocols for facilitating the exchange of information regarding the location and sentencing of the incarcerated parent or parents of a minor child who is in dependency care.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read:7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2250Introduced by Assembly Member ThurmondFebruary 13, 2018 An act relating to public social services. to add Section 7446 to the Penal Code, relating to children of incarcerated parents.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2250, as amended, Thurmond. Child welfare services.Children of incarcerated parents: working group.Existing law requires the California Research Bureau in the California State Library to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons for the purpose of determining how many incarcerated women have children and to gather basic information about the children. Existing law requires the California Research Bureau to convene an advisory group to assist in designing and administering the study.This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to convene a working group regarding the specified needs of children of incarcerated parents. The bill would require the working group to include representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Judicial Council, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, among others. The bill would require the working group to develop guidelines for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents and to make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law.Existing law establishes a system of statewide child welfare services, administered by the State Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies, with the intent that all children are entitled to be safe and free from abuse and neglect. Existing law defines child welfare services for these purposes to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of various purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, including disabled, homeless, dependent, or neglected children. Existing law requires social workers to make reasonable efforts to collect and update necessary data regarding a childs incarcerated parent or parents, and encourages the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county welfare departments, and county sheriffs to develop protocols for facilitating the exchange of information regarding the location and sentencing of the incarcerated parent or parents of a minor child who is in dependency care.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO | |
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| 10 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 12 | 11 | Assembly Bill No. 2250 | |
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| 14 | 13 | Introduced by Assembly Member ThurmondFebruary 13, 2018 | |
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| 16 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member Thurmond | |
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| 19 | - | An act to add Section 7446 to the Penal Code, relating to children of incarcerated parents. | |
| 18 | + | An act relating to public social services. to add Section 7446 to the Penal Code, relating to children of incarcerated parents. | |
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| 21 | 20 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 23 | 22 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 25 | - | AB 2250, as amended, Thurmond. Children of incarcerated parents: working group. | |
| 24 | + | AB 2250, as amended, Thurmond. Child welfare services.Children of incarcerated parents: working group. | |
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| 27 | - | Existing law requires the California Research Bureau in the California State Library to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons for the purpose of determining how many incarcerated women have children and to gather basic information about the children. Existing law requires the California Research Bureau to convene an advisory group to assist in designing and administering the study.This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to convene a working group regarding the specified needs of children of incarcerated parents. The bill would require the working group to include representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Judicial Council, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, among others. The bill would require the working group to develop guidelines for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents and to make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law. | |
| 26 | + | Existing law requires the California Research Bureau in the California State Library to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons for the purpose of determining how many incarcerated women have children and to gather basic information about the children. Existing law requires the California Research Bureau to convene an advisory group to assist in designing and administering the study.This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to convene a working group regarding the specified needs of children of incarcerated parents. The bill would require the working group to include representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Judicial Council, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, among others. The bill would require the working group to develop guidelines for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents and to make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law.Existing law establishes a system of statewide child welfare services, administered by the State Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies, with the intent that all children are entitled to be safe and free from abuse and neglect. Existing law defines child welfare services for these purposes to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of various purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, including disabled, homeless, dependent, or neglected children. Existing law requires social workers to make reasonable efforts to collect and update necessary data regarding a childs incarcerated parent or parents, and encourages the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county welfare departments, and county sheriffs to develop protocols for facilitating the exchange of information regarding the location and sentencing of the incarcerated parent or parents of a minor child who is in dependency care.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents. | |
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| 29 | 28 | Existing law requires the California Research Bureau in the California State Library to conduct a study of the children of women who are incarcerated in state prisons for the purpose of determining how many incarcerated women have children and to gather basic information about the children. Existing law requires the California Research Bureau to convene an advisory group to assist in designing and administering the study. | |
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| 31 | 30 | This bill would require the Board of State and Community Corrections to convene a working group regarding the specified needs of children of incarcerated parents. The bill would require the working group to include representatives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Judicial Council, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, among others. The bill would require the working group to develop guidelines for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents and to make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law. | |
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| 32 | + | Existing law establishes a system of statewide child welfare services, administered by the State Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies, with the intent that all children are entitled to be safe and free from abuse and neglect. Existing law defines child welfare services for these purposes to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of various purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, including disabled, homeless, dependent, or neglected children. Existing law requires social workers to make reasonable efforts to collect and update necessary data regarding a childs incarcerated parent or parents, and encourages the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county welfare departments, and county sheriffs to develop protocols for facilitating the exchange of information regarding the location and sentencing of the incarcerated parent or parents of a minor child who is in dependency care. | |
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| 36 | + | This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents. | |
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| 33 | 40 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 35 | 42 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 37 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read:7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT! | |
| 44 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read:7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents. | |
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| 39 | 46 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 41 | 48 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 43 | - | SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read:7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT! | |
| 50 | + | SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read:7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 45 | 52 | SECTION 1. Section 7446 is added to the Penal Code, to read: | |
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| 47 | 54 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 49 | - | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT! | |
| 56 | + | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 51 | - | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT! | |
| 58 | + | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 53 | - | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT! | |
| 60 | + | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following:(1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(2) The State Department of Education.(3) The State Department of Social Services.(4) The State Department of Health Care Services.(5) The Judicial Council.(6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.(7) The California State Sheriffs Association.(8) The Chief Probation Officers of California.(9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!.(b) The working group shall do all of the following:(1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation.(2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines.(3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following:(A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest.(B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child.(C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent.(D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs.(E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent.(F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents.(G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration.(H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 57 | 64 | 7446. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall convene a working group regarding the needs of children of incarcerated parents, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), in order to develop policy and fiscal recommendations for meeting those needs. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from all of the following: | |
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| 59 | 66 | (1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. | |
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| 61 | 68 | (2) The State Department of Education. | |
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| 63 | 70 | (3) The State Department of Social Services. | |
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| 65 | 72 | (4) The State Department of Health Care Services. | |
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| 67 | 74 | (5) The Judicial Council. | |
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| 69 | 76 | (6) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. | |
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| 71 | 78 | (7) The California State Sheriffs Association. | |
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| 73 | 80 | (8) The Chief Probation Officers of California. | |
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| 75 | - | (9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!. | |
| 82 | + | (9) Children of incarcerated parents and their advocacy groups, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, Project Avary, and Project WHAT!. | |
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| 77 | 84 | (b) The working group shall do all of the following: | |
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| 79 | 86 | (1) By January 1, 2020, develop guidelines using the needs described in paragraph (3) as a set of guiding principles for policy and procedure decisions that impact children of incarcerated parents in the areas of corrections, education, child welfare, mental health, the courts, law enforcement, and probation. | |
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| 81 | 88 | (2) By January 1, 2020, make policy and fiscal recommendations to the Legislature for potential revisions to state law that would adhere to those aforementioned guidelines. | |
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| 83 | 90 | (3) Examine the unique needs of children of incarcerated parents, which include, but are not limited to, the childs need for all of the following: | |
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| 85 | 92 | (A) To be kept informed and protected from additional trauma at the time of parental arrest. | |
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| 87 | 94 | (B) To be heard and respected by decisionmakers when decisions are made about the child. | |
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| 89 | 96 | (C) To be considered when decisions are made about the childs parent. | |
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| 91 | 98 | (D) To be cared for in the absence of the childs parent in a way that prioritizes the childs physical, mental, and emotional needs. | |
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| 93 | 100 | (E) To speak with, see, and touch the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 95 | 102 | (F) To be provided support through local services and programs geared toward the needs of children with incarcerated parents. | |
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| 97 | 104 | (G) To not be judged, labeled, or blamed for the parents incarceration. | |
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| 99 | 106 | (H) To have a lifelong relationship with the incarcerated parent. | |
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| 110 | + | It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a multidepartment workgroup that would focus on coordinating support for children with incarcerated parents. |